Military expenditures: Military branches: Military service age and obligation:
2.56% of GDP
(2015)
2.12% of GDP
(2014)
2.42% of GDP
(2013)
2.58% of GDP
(2012)
1.79% of GDP
(2011)
country comparison to the world:
37
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada)
(2013)
18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-month service obligation; no conscription but, as of May 2013, introduction of conscription was under discussion
(2013)